Breathing awareness

Lie down on the floor with your legs flat or bent at the knee, your arms at your side, palms up, and your eyes closed. Breathe through your nose if you can focus in your breathing. Place your hand on the place that seems to rise and fall the most as you breathe. If this place is on your chest, you may need to practice breathing more deeply so that your abdomen and notice how your abdomen rises and falls with each breath. When you are nervous or anxious you tend to breathe short, shallow breaths in the upper chest. Now place both hands on your abdomen and notice how your chest if your chest is moving in harmony with your abdomen. Continue to do this for several minutes. Get up slowly. This is something you can do during a break at work. If you can’t lie down you can do it sitting in chair.